COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000, Section 13
GRANT OF APPROVAL
I, Andrew McNee, Assistant Secretary, Environment Protection Branch, Delegate for the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to section 13 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (the Act), after consultation with the Fuel Standards Consultative Committee as required by section 24A of the Act, hereby grant this approval to Race Fuels Pty Ltd (the approval holder).
This approval varies the fuel standard for petrol set out in the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001 (the Petrol Determination) so that specialist unleaded racing fuel containing any or all of the following parameters:
- Aromatics up to 54.9 per cent v/v
- Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) up to 36.0 per cent v/v
- Olefins up to 36.2 per cent v/v
- Oxygen up to 18.0 per cent m/m in petrol not containing ethanol,
will be taken to comply with the aromatics, MTBE, olefins and oxygen parameters specified in the Petrol Determination.
This approval applies to petrol supplied by the approval holder and the regulated persons specified in Annexure 1.
This approval is granted subject to the conditions specified in section 17 of the Act and the conditions specified in Annexure 2 of this approval.
This approval comes into force on the date of signing and remains in force until 31 December 2014.
Dated 20 December 2012
Andrew McNee ……......................................................
Delegate of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Annexure 1
Regulated persons
The following are regulated persons under paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000:
MRT Performance | 1 Averill Street | Rhodes | NSW | 2038 |
Race Torque Engineering | 16 Action Place | Wangara | WA | 6065 |
Performance Fuels SA | 3 Ledger Road | Beverly | SA | 5009 |
Performance Tyres & Fuels | 168 Tarelton Street | East Devonport | TAS | 7310 |
Motorsport Fuels QLD | 45 Southerden Street | Sandgate | QLD | 4017 |
Sandgate Driveway | 46 Southerden Street | Sandgate | QLD | 4017 |
Just Fuel Petroleum Services Pty Ltd | 2 Western Avenue | Sunshine | VIC | 3020 |
AutoZone Performance | Unit 7, 161 James Street | Toowoomba | QLD | 4350 |
Blackhill Transport | 6 Browns Road | Blackhill | NSW | 2322 |
Annexure 2
Conditions of approval
The approval is subject to the following conditions:
- The fuel specified in this approval may only be supplied for use in legitimate motor or water sport activities, and therefore the fuel may only be supplied:
- to an individual who has been issued with and presents a valid and current motor or water sport organisation licence and/or identification card; or
- to an individual for the purpose of testing or tuning an engine used in legitimate motor or water sport racing activities.
- The approval holder will annually report the quantity of fuel supplied from the date of the approval until 31 December 2014 to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities by the end of February in each year following the year of supply.
- The fuel may only be supplied in sealed containers of up to 200 litres capacity, except avgas supplied only for use in pre-1986 built racing vehicles, which may be dispensed from a bowser for the specific purpose of engaging in competition at a recognised motor or water sport event.
- Fuel containing greater than one per cent MTBE is not to be supplied for use in watercraft on fresh water lakes and waterways.
- The fuel specified in this approval must be accompanied by written information relating to the safe handling of the fuel, including the information that fuel containing greater than one per cent MTBE is not to be used in watercraft on fresh water lakes and waterways.